In addition to raising awareness of sea-level rise in Puget Sound, Southwestern Washington, and Northwestern Oregon, the results of this study are intended to assist coastal managers and other decision-makers as they identify and implement strategies to minimize the risks.

We are working with NPLCC members, stakeholders, and others to inform their consideration of science priorities and activities in light of current and projected climate change impacts. The NPLCC is primarily a coastal region, and extends from southcentral Alaska in the north to northwestern California in the south.

Robust urban tree canopies can sequester carbon, provide habitat and food for wildlife, improve shade and cooling effects, and manage stormwater flooding. We helped develop a Forestry CPR tool and materials that can be used by local governments, organizations and citizens looking to address climate change.

We are working on changing large scale water management systems in Washington's Yakima River Basin and California's Central Valley, to better meet the needs of wildlife and people now and as climate changes.